| Index | Shell Valley | North Dakota | National |
| Median home price | $108,184 | $293,938 | $326,622 |
| Median rent asked | $545 | $1,119 | $1,444 |
| Avg. people per household | 4.0 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 67.5% | 63.5% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 32.5% | 36.5% | 36.4% |

| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Green Acres, ND | 642 | $0 | 100% |
| Mylo, ND | 32 | $0 | 100% |
| Overly, ND | 15 | $17,929 | 95% |
| Dunseith, ND | 616 | $70,533 | 78% |
| St. John, ND | 356 | $113,813 | 65% |
| Shell Valley, ND | 1,577 | $108,184 | 67% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Hughes Springs, TX | 1,577 | $160,262 | 51% |
| Hometown, PA | 1,576 | $370,845 | 14% |
| Orleans, MA | 1,576 | $779,488 | 139% |
| McCaysville, GA | 1,578 | $193,488 | 41% |
| Morgantown, PA | 1,576 | $368,032 | 13% |
| Shell Valley, ND | 1,577 | $108,184 | 67% |